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![Recently, while performing my latest automotive fix-it task I had the opportunity to experience some of the miracles of modern life. Then later, I encountered somewhat the polar opposite of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_6148-1-115x115.jpeg "Repair Journal: 2007/2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrids and Keeping It Local With the Global Supply Chain")
Repair Journal: 2007/2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrids and Keeping It Local With the Global Supply Chain
Posted on December 1, 2025 | 58 CommentsRecently, while performing my latest automotive fix-it task I had the opportunity to experience some of the miracles of modern life. Then later, I encountered somewhat the polar opposite of […] -
![(Updated 11/30/2025) In a slight deviation from the JDM stuff I’ve been posting lately, here’s a little something I found in an old stash of photos I took […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/28140002-copy.jpg "1983 Citroën CX Orphée Cabriolet by Deslandes – Hello Strangest")
1983 Citroën CX Orphée Cabriolet by Deslandes – Hello Strangest
Posted on November 30, 2025 | 36 Comments(Updated 11/30/2025) In a slight deviation from the JDM stuff I’ve been posting lately, here’s a little something I found in an old stash of photos I took […] -
![(Updated 11/30/2025) Folklore is that the only James Bond movie where he doesn’t actually drive a car is Moonraker. Not quite true. But try as I may, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/mooncover.jpg "1979 Australian Ford XD Fairmont Ghia: 007 Cars That Never Were")
1979 Australian Ford XD Fairmont Ghia: 007 Cars That Never Were
Posted on November 30, 2025 | 47 Comments(Updated 11/30/2025) Folklore is that the only James Bond movie where he doesn’t actually drive a car is Moonraker. Not quite true. But try as I may, […] -
![(Updated 11/29/2025) I don’t believe we have featured one of these here on CC yet and I know this is the first one I’ve come across in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7617.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1986 Subaru GL Coupe 4WD – The Shy But Prettier One")
Junkyard Classic: 1986 Subaru GL Coupe 4WD – The Shy But Prettier One
Posted on November 29, 2025 | 32 Comments(Updated 11/29/2025) I don’t believe we have featured one of these here on CC yet and I know this is the first one I’ve come across in […] -
![Many of us have been to some mighty fine classic car shows. And many of us have been to some great antique airplane shows. But to attend both a classic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ww1-115x115.jpg "CC Visits The 2025 Wings and Wheels Fly-In Show")
CC Visits The 2025 Wings and Wheels Fly-In Show
Posted on November 29, 2025 | 8 CommentsMany of us have been to some mighty fine classic car shows. And many of us have been to some great antique airplane shows. But to attend both a classic […] -
![Ford Motor Company built and sold a lot of 1970–1977 Mavericks and quite a few 1971–1977 Mercury Comets, but most of the ones that haven’t gone to the boneyard seem […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1971-Mercury-Comet-Med.-Gray-Gold-Bring-a-Trailer-front-garage-crop-115x115.webp "1971 Mercury Comet: Refreshingly Original, Surprisingly Well-Equipped Econobox Survivor")
1971 Mercury Comet: Refreshingly Original, Surprisingly Well-Equipped Econobox Survivor
Posted on November 29, 2025 | 37 CommentsFord Motor Company built and sold a lot of 1970–1977 Mavericks and quite a few 1971–1977 Mercury Comets, but most of the ones that haven’t gone to the boneyard seem […] -
![(Updated 11/28/2025) After many years of roaming around all kinds of classic car shows and events, I finally met one in the metal. Or flesh, if you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8541.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1976 Opel Commodore B Coupe GS/E – My CC Holy Grail From Rüsselsheim")
Car Show Classic: 1976 Opel Commodore B Coupe GS/E – My CC Holy Grail From Rüsselsheim
Posted on November 28, 2025 | 35 Comments(Updated 11/28/2025) After many years of roaming around all kinds of classic car shows and events, I finally met one in the metal. Or flesh, if you […] -
![(Updated 11/26/2025) In part one of this series, the history and design fundamentals of Ford’s 335-series engines were examined. This article will delve into the details of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1971-Ford-Boss-351C.jpg "Ford 335 Series V8 Engines (351C, 400, 351M) – It Could’ve Been A Contender, Part 2")
Ford 335 Series V8 Engines (351C, 400, 351M) – It Could’ve Been A Contender, Part 2
Posted on November 28, 2025 | 57 Comments(Updated 11/26/2025) In part one of this series, the history and design fundamentals of Ford’s 335-series engines were examined. This article will delve into the details of […] -
![During the summer, I came across this 1986 Pontiac Parisienne in the junkyard dressed up as a taxi. It wore the livery for Stampede Cabs, but was crudely painted. Perhaps […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1986-Pontiac-Parisienne-8-115x115.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1986 Pontiac Parisienne Playing Taxi")
Junkyard Classic: 1986 Pontiac Parisienne Playing Taxi
Posted on November 28, 2025 | 16 CommentsDuring the summer, I came across this 1986 Pontiac Parisienne in the junkyard dressed up as a taxi. It wore the livery for Stampede Cabs, but was crudely painted. Perhaps […] -
![It goes without saying that 1965 was a good year for Chrysler, because it was a good year for almost everybody; however, Chrysler’s volume exceeded 200,000 for the first time, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/65-Chrysler-1-115x115.jpg "Classic Dealer Filmstrip: Selling The 1965 Chrysler — All The Facts, Just A Little Mansplaining")
Classic Dealer Filmstrip: Selling The 1965 Chrysler — All The Facts, Just A Little Mansplaining
Posted on November 28, 2025 | 26 CommentsIt goes without saying that 1965 was a good year for Chrysler, because it was a good year for almost everybody; however, Chrysler’s volume exceeded 200,000 for the first time, […] -
![In a previous post, I talked about the unit body structure of the early Ford Falcon, Comet, and intermediate Fairlane. The 1965–1973 Ford Mustang, the early Mercury Cougar, and Ford […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ford-platform-composite-1964-Mustang-1967-Cougar-1970-Maverick-1971-Comet-front-115x115.webp "CC Tech: How the Mustang, Cougar, And Maverick Differed From The Original Ford Falcon Platform")
CC Tech: How the Mustang, Cougar, And Maverick Differed From The Original Ford Falcon Platform
Posted on November 28, 2025 | 27 CommentsIn a previous post, I talked about the unit body structure of the early Ford Falcon, Comet, and intermediate Fairlane. The 1965–1973 Ford Mustang, the early Mercury Cougar, and Ford […] -
![(Updated 11/27/2025) North American Curbivores will be familiar with this feeling. You go to a classic car show and every Chevelle is an SS and every Mustang […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1982-pontiac-firebird-v6-1.jpg "1982 Pontiac Firebird V6: A Big Brown Bird, But Is It A Turkey?")
1982 Pontiac Firebird V6: A Big Brown Bird, But Is It A Turkey?
Posted on November 27, 2025 | 51 Comments(Updated 11/27/2025) North American Curbivores will be familiar with this feeling. You go to a classic car show and every Chevelle is an SS and every Mustang […] -
![This shot of the front tire of today’s featured 1960 Cadillac very graphically shows why automotive bias-ply tires have become essentially obsolete except for some vintage reproductions. Look at where […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1960-Cadillac-Fleetwood-60-Special-Glencoe-Green-Bring-a-Trailer-12-front-wheel-crop-115x115.webp "This Bias-Ply Tire Graphically Shows Just Why Radial Tires Are So Vastly Superior")
This Bias-Ply Tire Graphically Shows Just Why Radial Tires Are So Vastly Superior
Posted on November 27, 2025 | 37 CommentsThis shot of the front tire of today’s featured 1960 Cadillac very graphically shows why automotive bias-ply tires have become essentially obsolete except for some vintage reproductions. Look at where […] -
![Built at the pinnacle of Cadillac prestige, this Glencoe Green 1960 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special is lavishly trimmed, but not lavishly equipped — a $6,500 status symbol that originally left […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1960-Cadillac-Fleetwood-60-Special-Glencoe-Green-Bring-a-Trailer-12-front-3q-left-high-115x115.webp "1960 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special: Enviably Green, But No A/C")
1960 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special: Enviably Green, But No A/C
Posted on November 27, 2025 | 33 CommentsBuilt at the pinnacle of Cadillac prestige, this Glencoe Green 1960 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special is lavishly trimmed, but not lavishly equipped — a $6,500 status symbol that originally left […] -
![(Updated 11/26/2025) Historically Lada made a reasonably good business selling a variety of rear wheel drive saloons and wagons based on beefed up Fiat designs. By the 1980s these rugged […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1988-Lada-Samara.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1988 Lada Samara – The Modern Lada")
Junkyard Classic: 1988 Lada Samara – The Modern Lada
Posted on November 26, 2025 | 49 Comments(Updated 11/26/2025) Historically Lada made a reasonably good business selling a variety of rear wheel drive saloons and wagons based on beefed up Fiat designs. By the 1980s these rugged […]
